South Atlantic Red Snapper Fair Access Act of 2026

This bill would make it illegal for anyone to commercially harvest South Atlantic red snapper from Federal waters during any period when recreational harvest of that fish in Federal waters is closed. It would also ban selling, buying, trading, bartering, or offering for sale red snapper harvested from Federal waters during those closed periods. Violations would be treated and enforced the same way as violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Secretary of Commerce, through the National Marine Fisheries Service, would have to issue rules to carry out the law within 90 days of enactment.

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Sponsors

• Austin Scott Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors